Hog feeder



May 19, 1931. L, B|E| 1,805,902

Ho@ FEEDER Filed Feb. 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 si" l' m5 l Inventor l Patented May 19, 1931 Louis B11-ante mmm/fm, iowa :HUG

application inea lrbuayfze, '1929.' 'serialnaftagare. Y

This linvention"relatesto @ho-g teeders and one of lthe objects for the tinvention ris to pre'- vide for utilizing the aggressiveness or the feeding .animals torotatethe `reed casing so 45 as lto.- insure 'a supplyao freed withinreach of the animal. f

Another object 'or 'the invention .is 'to provide -ror controlling Ithe amount of Afeed to beeatenby theaninial. A

f vFurtherob-jects of he inventionare toiproV vide .in manner ias fliereifna'fter fset `forth a device 'of' the character desc-ribed, wlhic'h is strong, `compact,` and-"durable7 highly eitficient for its intended ipurp'ose, vthoroughfly reliable inV -ijts fop'eratifon, `thoroughly stable on its support, weather proof infitsconstrue tion, involving Va very simple iandcon've'nient assembly 'or its parts, and"conlffparativelyy inexpensive 'to manufacture.

.With the foregoing and view, the invention consists inthe 'novel `construct/ion, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter m'ore' particularly deL scribed and lillustrated in the accompany-ing Figure l is a "sideelevation of `:the device,

in accordance fwith this invention.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section of the device. i

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line3-3 ofFigure 2, and

Figure 4: is adetailed sectional view partly broken away and illustrating the means of adjusting the reed casing in accordance with this invention. j y

The hog feeder in accordance with this invention is to be used in placing food at they disposal or the animals so as torrequire no attendance of the farmer except toV replenish theV food in the food casing.l Inasmuch as the various animal feedsare light and subject to clogging or clotting in their gravity feeding, it is the prime object of this invenlother objects in j drawings, but it i's'to be understood that tion to have the casing rotatable by operation of fthe aggress'ive animals, while at the. lsame time4 aitilizing za vpart 'of the "structure of the' device to beat down the Jfeed and prevent clogging or 'clotting 'thereof rat the lower feXr-l trenritiesbl thecasing. 1 y ,55 l Referring to the drawings lin 'detail-5 the lcasing A is formed-with `a body .lportionof she-et metal 'or-'other suitable ymaterials land 1s made in two sections i-ndcated'gener'a'lly at 5,'6,`securedtogetheriiterme'drate theends 60 of yeach section 'by rivets f7 `or other suitable hold-fastdevicest y r lhe body portion Aris/"hollow 'on ,fi'tsfi'nterior andthe sections f5 and-6 Ahave agener'al configuration ofV an inverted rustoe'coliie'al 65 "section vhavn'rgfthe 4bases 1n abutment.` The latter :conigairation xforms :the fbody portion with :a zbulged area 'where theitwo inverted sections imeet inabutment. f

'Ihefupper `body section :5, is formed with 70 the 'lower edges 8 thereof project-'ing beyond the Abody 'of the lower section '6 to provide eaves overhan'gingthe bo'tltom section to make the Ebody .portion of gthe `casing weatherproof. The 'bulging portion of the upper section f5 75 has ra 'removable cover 9 rictionally. .engaging with the ledges-thereoi'. `The upper ledges or the lower sections f6 arel slightly spaced from the llowerl'walls `of the section "5; lrsofasv to circulationof air top'revent the steed 80 rrombeing'spoiled incase of storage'therein r ufor any lconsiderable"length of time.V v The space referred to is indicated at v'10,' fin Figufre12 cfthedrawings. Y j

lInt'errmed-iate .the top bottom Vr oit the 85 section 4"5 and interiorly ythereof lis 'a yradially extend'i'ng'crossbar 111', which lis f'secured at its Iends to "the walls ofthe 'casing 5 and Vis provided .wi'thfan openingv 12 exftending lthrough 'thefbar ror rotatably ymounting ythe vupper 90 other heavy materialsV would be :suitable for lthe-purpose. Theannirlarbasehasa lower lbase 13 which is adapted "to restlupon the n Vground indicated at 121V and the marginal ing marginal peripheral flange 15, and an upstanding conical shaped support 16 at the center of the base. The base of the central' conical section 16 and the inner face of the ange 15 forms an inset annular trough 17 with respect to the upper face of the base B. The outer wall of the'trough 17 is spaced with respect to the lower end of the casing, so as to provide a space for the animals to eat the feed from the trough. AV series of radially extending` circumferentially rods 18 extend in spaced relation across the bottom of the trough 17 and the opposite ends of the rods are anchored in the flange 15 and the conical support members 15, to prevent the wasting of the feed and also to vprevent the animals from injuring the bottom of the casing A.

The spindle has the bottom end anchored in the conical supportfmember 16 and extends from the axis of the base B through the apex of the cone 16 and in a perpendicular plane with respect to the ground 14.

The spindle S is tubular in shape and is peripherally threaded, as at 19, at its upper end. VA screw cap 2O is secured to the threaded end 19, and said cap is provided with an opening 21, extending through the top thereof along the axis of the spindle S. A bolt 22 is loosely mounted vin the upper end of the hollow spindle S, extends along the axis thereof for a` portion of its length, the thread# ed upper ends 23 of which extend through the opening 21 in spaced relation tothe walls thereof. A nut 24 is mounted on the threaded end 23 of the bolt and the nut 24 supports the bolt within the spindle S by abutting the upper face Aof the cap 2Q and the lower end Vof the bolt 22 which is confined within the hollow spindle S is provided with an eye 25, having an opening 26 in alignment with the diameter of the spindle S, through. which extends a rod 27, the opposite ends of which are secured ush with the outer face of'an annular collar 28, which is slidably mountedV on the outer perimeter l of the spindle S, Adjacent the top of the spindle S, the walls thereof are provided with aligned diametrically registering, longitudinally extending slots 29, and 30, through which the collar supporting rod 2T extends. The bottom of the cross bar 11 is supported on the top of the annular collar 28 and the spindle S extendsthrough the opening 12 in the cross ba r. By turning the nut 24 in either direction, the cross bar 11 is raised or lowered, thereby raising or lowering the casing A with respect to the trough 17 The bottom of the casing A is rotatably supported on `a tripod 31 having radially extending legs 32, merging at their inner ends 1n an annular boss 33, and the lower face of the boss 33 is supported on the apex of the conical section 16 of the basefB. The bess 33 is provided with a central opening 34, by

which it is j ournaled to the spindle S. The outer ends of the legs 32 of the tripod extend through the vertically disposed bumpers 35 to be presently described and are secured thereto by nuts 36, which are mounted on the threaded outer end of the legs 32. The legs 32 are three in number and extend radially in the same plane, and considered with the secured outer ends forms a combined support and feeder member in the device. The legs support the lower end of the casing in rotatable relation with respect to the spindles, while at the same time, the rotation thereof beats the feed down into the trough 17.

rl`he bumper members 35 project laterally of the outer face of the lower section 6 of the casing, and are secured thereto. The bumper members are longitudinally disposed on the outer face of the casing and form abuti ments by which the feeding animals may rotate the casing in their aggressiveness for acquiring food. In addition to be used as bumper members, they add considerable reinforcing for the walls of the casingA, and particularly the lower section 6 thereof.

The bumper members are three in number, but it is within the contemplation of the in vention to provide as many bumpers as there are legs on the combined supporting and beating member.

What I claim is:

A feeder of the character described comprising a base, a vertical hollow standard mounted on the base having longitudinal slots in an upper portion thereof, an aper tured cap on the upper end of the standard, a hanger suspended for vertical adjustment from the cap and depending therefrom into the standard, a rod mounted transversely 5"- on the lower end of the hangery and operable in the slots,.a collar mounted on the end portions of the rod and slidably encircling the standard, a horizontal bar slidable von the standard and resting on thev collar, and a 1 -L casing supported on the ends of the bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LOUIS BIEL.

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